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At times a trifle dijficult DD approaches for a moonlight cocktail. I Transfusion Q N numerous occasions the LEYTE had to fuel destroyers.pSince Destroyers have a small fuel capacity they are forced to refuel about once a week in order to remain with the formation. To save daylight hours for flying we usually fueled at night. High seas often made fueling compli- cated and hazardous. The Gunnery Department also performs countless daily tasks of seamanship. In Sasebo we dropped the anchor or moored to the buoyg lowered the gangways, and took the liberty hounds ashore. Under- way we brought aboard the groceries, many visitors or transferees and that indispensable mail. Then, there was the neverending job of upkeep of spaces and cleaning the sides. ' Guess which is the Boatswairfs mate Ready to drop the hook
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GUNNERY DIVISIONS 1' THE First Division starts from the bottom up-on the sides that is. Soon after the anchoring blast, '6Pappy,' Briggs' men are over the side in punts touching up the waterline. Underway, BMI Palmeris men keep close tab on the boatswain's stores and cleaning gear. Chief Boatswain Hubert serves as division officer in addition to his dutiesas ship's boatswain. O Christmas Mail by the ton FIRST DIVISION THE Second Division under LTQJGJ Topping is the forecastle division. Ensigns DeVictoria and Schakel as ,Iunior Division Officers, super- vise the training. BM2 Turner's deck gang. performs numerous duties such as dropping the anchor, mooring tobuoy, swinging a boom, and running two boats.i . THE Gun Gang under Chief Shealy keeps the forward 5 inch battery in fighting condition. But, probably the Second Division7s biggest contribution to the Korean War was to our morale, for most of our mail came aboard over their forward high line. I SECOND DIVISION
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